The Australian Government has announced it will fund the establishment of a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) in the Glenorchy area, in Hobart’s northern suburbs. The new clinic will join existing Medicare UCCs in Tasmania, currently operating in Bridgewater, Burnie, Devonport, Hobart, Kingston, Launceston and Sorell. The clinic is being established in place of…
Here in Australia, we are lucky enough to be home to one of the oldest continuing cultures in the world. Each year, National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June) brings communities together to reflect on and celebrate our shared histories, cultures and achievements with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and to explore how each of…
Primary Health Tasmania has released updated ‘community health checks’, providing a detailed snapshot of health and wellbeing across Tasmania’s 29 local government areas. The checks bring together latest data from a range of sources to describe key aspects of population, health risk factors, mental health, immunisation rates, hospital admissions, causes of death and more. Each profile presents local data alongside Tasmanian…
People living in the Burnie area now have access to free walk-in mental health support in the form of a new Medicare Mental Health Centre. Friendly centre team members Andrea (left) and Allison The Burnie Medicare Mental Health Centre has opened at an interim site at 52-56 Bass Highway in Cooee, alongside the Burnie GP…
The new Kingston Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opened its doors on Monday 23 February, providing bulk-billed access to urgent care during extended hours. Primary Health Tasmania’s Lucy O’Flaherty and Susan Powell joined Member for Franklin Julie Collins, Kingborough Mayor Paula Wriedt, clinic staff and Ochre Health representatives at the service launch on 20 February It’s…
Primary Health Tasmania’s latest health needs assessment report (for 2025-28) has been updated. Developed by our Health Strategy and Performance team – including clinical epidemiologists, a clinical epidemiologist evaluator, health researchers, a biostatistician, and a health data analyst – the report provides a snapshot of Tasmanian health trends by noting areas of improvement, as well…